Translated by ChatGPT, edited by Sinocism.com.

Source: China Securities Journal | Author: Xiong Yansha (熊彦莎), China Securities Journal reporter | October 16, 2026

China Securities Journal (Reporter Xiong Yansha) — On October 16, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology publicly solicited comments on revisions to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export from China (the “Catalogue”) and imposed temporary administrative measures requiring pre-export registration for relevant technologies. The public consultation concerns 40 key technologies proposed for addition in three fields: artificial intelligence, biomedicine and photovoltaics.

中证报中证网讯（记者 熊彦莎）10月16日，商务部、科技部就修订《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》（以下简称《目录》）公开征求意见，并对相关技术实施出口前登记的临时管理措施。此次公开征求意见涉及拟增列的人工智能、生物医药、光伏三个领域40项关键技术。

Yan Dazhou, chief scientist for advanced materials at China Minmetals, said in an exclusive interview with China Securities Journal that, at a time when the global energy transition and geopolitical competition are deeply intertwined, China’s photovoltaic industry stands at a critical historical juncture. The recent revision of the Catalogue places core technologies—including the production of high-purity crystalline silicon, the production of large-format thin silicon wafers, and the production of high-efficiency crystalline-silicon cells and perovskite-cell modules—among technologies restricted from export. This is a proactive move aimed at safeguarding national strategic security and consolidating China’s generational industrial advantages, while embodying the governance wisdom of “precise controls and open cooperation.”

中国五矿先进材料领域首席科学家严大洲在接受中国证券报记者专访时表示，在全球能源转型与地缘政治博弈深度交织的当下，我国光伏产业正站在一个关键的历史节点。近日，《目录》的修订，将高纯晶硅制备、大尺寸薄片化硅片制备、高效晶硅电池及钙钛矿电池组件制备等核心技术纳入限制出口类技术。这是一场着眼于维护国家战略安全、巩固产业代际优势，并体现“精准管控、开放合作”治理智慧的主动作为。

Protecting the “Ballast Stone”: Why Technology Export Controls Are Needed Now

守护“压舱石”：为何此时需要技术出口管控

Yan said that the photovoltaic industry is a strategic industry in which China possesses core influence across the entire industrial chain. By the end of 2025, China had ranked first globally for 15 consecutive years in the output of polysilicon, silicon wafers, cells and modules, with its share of global production capacity reaching as high as 96.4 percent. This is a valuable asset accumulated through years of large-scale R&D investment and intense market competition.

严大洲表示，光伏产业是我国掌握全产业链核心话语权的战略性产业。截至2025年底，我国多晶硅、硅片、电池、组件产量连续15年位居全球第一，产能全球占比最高达96.4%，这是经过多年大规模研发投入和激烈市场竞争积累而来的宝贵资产。

“Yet risks lurk behind the glory,” Yan said. On the one hand, the photovoltaic industry has entered a period of deep adjustment. On the other, some foreign countries are using trade barriers and localization policies to force Chinese companies building factories overseas to confront harsh requirements, including sharing core technologies and being denied controlling ownership. Such conduct not only threatens companies’ profit margins, but could also allow the generational lead that China built through immense hardship to be “scooped up on the cheap.”

“然而，辉煌背后暗藏风险。”严大洲说，一方面，光伏行业进入深度调整期；另一方面，部分海外国家通过贸易壁垒和本地化政策，倒逼我国企业在海外建厂时面临核心技术共享、不得控股等苛刻要求。这种行为不仅威胁到企业的利润空间，更可能导致我国历经千辛万苦建立起的代际领先优势被“弯道抄底”。

Yan believes that imposing export controls on core technologies is precisely intended to add a “safety catch” to China’s strategic energy security. It clearly draws a “red line” against technology outflows, ensuring that core processes representing national competitiveness—such as key technologies, equipment, drawings, algorithms and process packages—are not lost through disorderly competition or abnormal commercial conduct. This is a strategic move to safeguard national economic security and the global pattern of industrial competition.

严大洲认为，对核心技术进行出口管控，正是为了给我国能源战略安全加上一道“保险栓”。它明确划定了技术外流的“红线”，确保代表国家竞争力的核心工艺（如关键技术、设备、图纸、算法、工艺包）不因无序竞争或非正常商业行为而流失，这是维护国家经济安全和全球产业竞争格局的战略之举。

Focusing on the “Generational Gap”: How to Grasp the Key Leverage Point of the Controls

聚焦“代际差”：管控的“牛鼻子”怎么牵

Yan said the most prominent features of the control measures are that they are “rational and moderate” and “precisely focused.” They do not impose a one-size-fits-all blockade on the entire industry, but instead concentrate on core segments in which China has a clear generational lead over global competitors.

严大洲表示，此次管控措施最突出的特点在于“理性适度”与“精准聚焦”。它不是“一刀切”地封锁整个产业，而是紧盯我国与全球竞争对手之间具备明显代际领先优势的核心环节。

According to the policy details, the controls specifically target key stages of “polysilicon production technology,” including the core production processes used in the trichlorosilane method and the silane fluidized-bed method.